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THE 



Columbian Exposition 



A VISIT TO THE WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO, 



ILLUSTRATED BY 



Sixty-one Photographic Lantern Slides, 



ACCOMPANIED WITH 



An Original Desgriptiue Lecture 




R. E. A. Dorr, Esq. 



Mcmafiing Editor of tJie Neiv York Mall and Express, late Assistant Chief of the 
Department of Publicity and Promotion of tlie Columbian Exposition. 



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T. H. McAllister, 

IVl an u fact 11 ring Optician, ,. /y j \^l 
49 NASSAU ST., NEW YORK. ' ^ 

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Copyrighted 1893, by T. H. McAllister, 



LIST OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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1. Arrival at the Fair Grounds. 

2. Administration Building, 

3. Transportation Building. 

4. Golden Door, Transportation Build- 

ing. 

5. Model of Newton's Steam Boiler. 

6. Horticultural Building and Lagoon. 

7. Main Entrance of Horticultural 

Building. 

8. Horticultural Building, Interior, 

Under the Dome, 

9. Women's Building. 

10. Interior Women's Building. 

11. Cliildren's Building, In the Creche 

for Babies. 

12. Wooded Island and Bird's-eye View 

of Midway Plaisance . 

13. Midway Plaisance, Irish Village. 

14. Doing tlie Midway in Rolling Chairs 

15. Midway Plaisance, Old Vienna, 

16. Midway Plaisance, Ferris Wheel. 

17. Midway Plaisance, In the Streets 

of Cairo, Riding the Camel, 

18. Midway Plaisance, In a Sedan 

Chair. 

19. California State Building. 

20. Esquimaux Village. 

21. Esquimaux Village, Esquimaux 

Man, Wife and CUiild, 

22. The Art Building, 

23. Statue of Minerva. 

24. Illinois State Building, 

25. New York State Building. 

26. Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania State 

Building, 

27. Fishery Building. 

28. Entrance to the Fishery Building. 

29. Fishery Building, Interior, 

30. Great Britain's Building, 

31. Model U, S. Naval Vessel. 

32. U. S. Government Building. 

33. U. S. Government Building, In- 

terior, The Big Tree, 

34. Electric Launch. 

35. Liberal Arts Building. 



36. Liberal Arts Building, Interior, 

General View. 

37. Liberal Arts Building, Interior, En- 

trance to French Section. 

38. Liberal Arts Building, Interior, En- 

trance to German Section, The 
Gates. 

39. Liberal Arts Building, Interior, Obe- 

lisk made of Columbian Silver 
Half-Dollars, 

40. Forestry Building, Interior. 

41. Anthropological Building, Interior. 

42. Alaskan Village, 

43. La Rabida Convent. 

44. The "Santa Maria." 

45. Agricultural Building. 

46. Agricultural Building, I n t e r i o r, 

General View. 

47. Agricultural Building, Interior, 

Fireplace made of Grain. 

48. Machinery Building, 

49. Statue of Columbus, Machinery 

Building, 

50. Machinery Building, Interior, Great 

Engine. 

51. Electrical Building. 

52. Electrical Building, Interior, Gen- 

eral View. 

53. Mines and Mining Building. 

54. Mines and Mining Building, Inte- 

rior, Montana, Silver Statue of 
Ada Rehan. 

55. The Obelisk and Canal. 

56. Court of Honor and Peristyle. 

57. McMonnies Fountain. 

58. Statue of Liberty, and Liberal Arts 

Building. 

59. Bird's-eye View of Peristyle and 

Pier, showing Columbus Qua- 
driga Statue, and Moving Side- 
walk. 

60. The Viking Ship. 

61. The "Whaleback" Steamer on 

Lake Michigan; Good-bj^e to the 
Fair. 






NTRODUGTION 



Many of you have visited the Columbian Exposition. 
Others have not. Now we will all go to it. Those who 
have seen it cannot but desire to look again upon that 
beautiful creation ; those who were denied that privilege 
will be glad that the artist has been able to preserve some 
of its most unique and celebrated features. 

It was an inspiration that selected the newest metropolis 
of the newest country as the site of an exposition com- 
memorative of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of 
America. Four centuries have sufficed for the growth on 
this hemisphere of a civilization greater than that which 
perished in Egypt, or that Greece and Rome ever knew. 
In half a century, on the shores of Lake Michigan, the 
human forces of that new civilization have built up a city 
in which are combined the best features of the greatest of 
European capitals with some characteristics of its own. 
An exposition of the progress of the race was thus prop- 
erly assigned to the most marvelous city of the wonder- 
producing Western continent. 

JSTever before has the world seen such a city as Chicago. 
Men live to-day who remember when its site was a swamp, 
and when there was scarcely a score of inhabitants within 
its present limits. Noav it vies with the oldest of munici- 
palities, and its ambition is to outshine them all. Itself 
an exposition of progress, Chicago grandly met the emer- 
gency of providing for the Columbian Fair by showing 



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to the astonished and delighted traveler who journeyed to 
it while the Exposition was being held, a display of the 
products of man's brain and brawn, that outranked any 
that mortal vision has seen before. And that, going be- 
yond all precedents, made itself a precedent that for gen- 
erations other exposition cities will vainly endeavor to 
emulate. 

It will be our present endeavor to give you by spoken 
word and by picture, some comprehension of this greatest 
of exhibitions. 

Congress, by an act approved April 25th, 1890, provided 
for an exposition that should be ^ ' of a national and inter- 
national character, so that not only the people of our na- 
tion and this continent, but those of all nations as well 
could participate." There were two agencies devised to 
carry out this purpose. One was the " World's Columbian 
Commission," composed of representatives from each State 
and Territory, and eight commissioners at large. The 
other was the ' ' World's Columbian Exposition, ' ' a corpora- 
tion chartered by the State of Illinois. The first, prepared 
the classification of exhibits, determined the plan and 
scope of the Fair generally, and had charge of the nego- 
tiations with all the foreign exhibitors and representatives. 
The other, had to do with providing a site, and the ways 
and means for the erection of the buildings, with the 
financial details and the police regulations. The Illinois 
corporation was composed of 28,000 stockholders, and was 
controlled by a board of forty-five directors selected from 
the active business men of Chicago. 

When the honor of having the Exposition was con- 
ferred upon Chicago, that city was required to furnish a 



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site satisfactory to the National Commission, and to se- 
cure $10,000,000 for the enterprise. Very early in the 
course of the preparations for the Fair the authorities 
were confronted with the alternative of reducing the scope 
which had been determined upon by the National Com- 
mission for the exhibition, or of going beyond the 
$10,000,000 expenditure that had been supposed to be 
amjile. They chose the latter. Many other World's Fairs 
have been held ; but none were great enough to afford a 
precedent for this one. The Exposition grounds at Jack- 
son Park had an area of 633 acres. The buildings erected 
by the Commission covered 105 acres. Figures are not 
usually interesting, but a few may be given without tax- 
ing your patience which will enable you to grasx) an idea 
of the immensity of the work done at that famous 
^^ White City " that grew, as if by magic, on the sands of 
the shores of Lake Michigan, destined after a brief exist- 
ence to vanish like the baseless fabric of a vision. There 
were 20 miles of water pipe; 7,000 arc electric lam^^s; 
125,000 incandescent lights. Steam, electric, and com- 
pressed air power, to the amount of 53,000 horse power, 
was supplied every day during the Fair. The cost of the 
buildings, the landscape work, statuary, and administra- 
tion expenses, was in round numbers about $20,000,000 
when the Fair opened on May 1st, 1893. Foreign nations 
expended nearly $5,000,000, and the States of the Union 
nearly as much more. We labor in vain if we attempt 
even an approximate estimate of the value of the exhibits. 
As one wandered through the buildings he saw millions 
and millions of dollars' worth of the rarest and most 
unique products of all lands. 



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1. Arrival at the Fair Grounds. 

But we must leave facts and figures and enter tlie gates 
of the Exposition at the main entrance. Of course, our 
first point of destination is the marvelously beautiful 
Court of Honor. The Paris expositions of 1878 and 1889 
afforded scenes that were captivating to the eye, but even 
Parisians have pronounced the Court of Honor at Chicago 
the grandest and most radiant architectural creation that 
ever held in rapture the eye of man. Entering it through 
the noble halls of the Administration Building, whose 
graceful dome towers above all other objects in the picture, 
the visitor was surprised and delighted by the beautiful 
panorama which greeted him. The nineteenth century 
here paid tribute to all the different inventions and ideas 
of all men in all of the time that has been. The McMon- 
nies Fountain, the artistic excellence of which has become 
a matter of world-wide fame, faced the Administration 
Building. It was the chief statuary triumph of the Fair ; 
the grace, and the life-like perfection of the human figures 
which typified so many different races, and the symmet- 
rical outlines of the other parts of the work, vividly im- 
pressed themselves upon the visitor. On its either side 
were the famous Electric Fountains, which at night dis- 
charged streams of water in which all colors were blended 
and which assumed every shape that ingenuity could give. 
At one moment they appeared like pillars of fire, and at 
another they seemed to be volcanoes sending forth streams 
of molten fire and lava ; the skillful manipulation of the 
electric illumination transformed them into fearful and 
uncanny fires, changing in an instant to the similitude of 
harvested sheafs of wheat. Through the great basin, at 
whose head the fountains were placed, steam and electric 
launches and Venetian gondolas plied continuously, while 
from the enormous buildings on either side of the basin 
flags of many colors rose and fell on the breeze. Truly 



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the Court of Honor won admiration. The statuary, the 
columns of victory, the fountains, the great white build- 
ings and their many colored Hags, — who that saw them 
once can forget the magnificent spectacle they made? 

But we must see the Fair in a hurry. We cannot linger 
even in this beautiful place. The Exhibition is too great 
for dekiy anywhere. Let us start on our tour with a 
closer look at the Administration Building. 

2. Administration Building*. 

In this structure, which cost more in prox^ortion to its 
size than any of the other buildings, the business offices 
of the Exposition were located. It was intended to be the 
architectural feature of the grounds, and that intention it 
fully realized. Its burnished dome, 28 inches greater in 
diameter than that of St. Paul's in London, rose to a 
height of 270 feet from the ground, and was visible, 
especially from Lake Michigan, for many miles ; every 
night it shone resplendent under the illumination of hun- 
dreds of electric lights. The view of the interior from 
the ground level to the top of the rotunda was unob- 
structed ; various colors broke the lines of monotony, 
without interfering with the range of vision or concealing 
any of the elaborate ornamentation. 

3. Transportation Building*. 

We are now ready to begin our inspection of the 
exhibits. First we will visit the Transportation Building, 
which, with its annexes and galleries, includes an area of 
nearly 17 acres. Its architecture differs widely from that 
of any of the other Fair buildings, two of its conspicuous 
features being the central cupola and the great doorway, 
which latter we shall presently inspect. Its exhibits 
included samples of the most perfected and the most primi- 
tive of the means of transportation. The great railway 



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companies of this country, England, France, Germany, 
and other nations, made displays of the most sumx3tuous 
railway trains, and models of the latest constructed ocean 
steamships. One of the most notable exhibits was that of 
a model showing the development of the locomotive for a 
period of 300 years or more ; in no other way could the 
story of its progress have been so thoroughly and graphic- 
ally told. In the Marine Department were seen vessels 
peculiar to the navigable waters of all lands, ranging from 
the war boats of barbarous tribes to the costly model of 
the ''Campania." There were on exhibition, too, all 
kinds of vehicles — the palanquin of Japan, the Roman 
farmers' primitive ox cart, the Greek chariot, and all 
modern vehicular constructions, with saddles and harness 
of every nation. This was the first time in the history of 
World's Fairs that a separate building has been assigned 
or '' Transportation exhibits." There was no department 
in which the millions of visitors at Jackson Park took 
more interest, or that was more of an educational feature. 

4. The Golden Doon^ay of the Transpor- 
tation Building*. 

The visitor viewing the Transportation Building from 
the Liberal Arts Building on the opposite side of the La- 
goon, or from the Wooded Island, had his attention ar- 
rested by the entrancing sight of the Receding Arches of 
the Golden Doorway, one mass of gold and silver, and the 
dazzling reflection mirrored on the water beneath. 

The Chicago Exposition was a school of architecture for 
the people, and its influence will extend to the remotest 
bounds of our land. The merest hamlet sent its delegates 
to the Fair, to most of whom the possibilities of architect- 
ural display there afforded were a new revelation, the 
knowledge of which will be seen in the near future in the 
improved condition and ornamentation of their own homes. 



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and of buildings for civic and religious uses ; and of n o 
one detail will the recollection be more permanent, than 
of this Golden Doorway, which will remain with them. 

" A thing of beauty, and a joy forever." 

5. Model of Sir Isaac Xe^rton's Steam Car- 
riag'e, A, D. 1680, 

When we see the giant locomotive of the present day, 
of enormous power, and capable of attaining a speed of 
fifty or more miles an hour, we seldom stop to consider 
that the beautiful and complex machine does not owe its 
origin alone to the factory in which it may have been 
built, but has resulted from the efforts of scientific and 
practical men extending over many generations, each gen- 
eration ijrofiting by the experience of its predecessors. 
To review the whole history of steam locomotion is not 
our province ; we merely wish to call your attention to 
this model of the earliest steam carriage, the invention of 
the learned Sir Isaac N'ewton, in the year 1680. Crude as 
it is, resembling somewhat an exaggerated tea-kettle on 
wheels, it was the germ of the idea that we see now so 
perfectly and splendidly developed in the magnificent 
locomotives of 1893. 

6. Horticultural Building* and West La- 
g'oon. 

We transport ourselves from the impressive exhibit of 
the Transportation Bnilding to the Horticulturul struc- 
ture, where our senses are entranced by the rare odors and 
the wondrous forms. Linger outside for a moment. The 
building, as originally designed, was 1,000 feet long and 
had an average width of 287 feet; and annexes were 
added after the plans were accepted. It commanded a 
view of the West Lagoon, and of the wooded island on 
which landscape gardening was treated with the rarest 
artistic nicety. In its vicinity were flowers and shrubbery. 



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and gardens were laid out to wliich nearly every European 
nation contributed. The scene around the building was 
restful to the eye, and a visit to the interior gave the 
mind a chance to restore faculties that had been jaded by 
the scenes elsewhere. 

7. Main Entrance; Horticultural Building*. 

The Horticultural Building was the finest edihce ever 
erected for an exhibit of this description. It was an ex- 
ception in color in the White City, for, in contrast with 
the other buildings, the exterior was painted a warm buff 
hue. The main entrance was elaborate. The sculptor and 
the painter aided the architect in symbolizing the intention 
of the structure. 

8. Under the Dome of the Horticultural 
Building'. 

We are confused as we enter the building. Coming out 
of the dryness and sultriness of the ox3en air of Summer, 
the damp heat of the interior, the multiplied odors and the 
variegated mass of colors, impress us simultaneously. 
Let us collect ourselves. We pass in, hurriedly taking- 
snap views of the ferns, bamboos and palms from New 
Zealand, the tropical fruits and flowers of ludicrous shapes 
from South America, the ancient dwarf trees from Jai)an. 
There were flowers from Africa — exaggerated types of the 
calla lily, with flowers more than three feet in diameter, 
which could not evoke more than a momentary exclama- 
tion of wonder, because there were so many wonderful 
things to be seen, that the mind learned to take them all 
as a matter of course. But we grow surprised where, 
under the dome of the building, towering nearly to the 
toj), 187 feet above us, are groups of the largest specimens 
of bamboo, tree ferns and the giant cacti, eucalyptus, etc. 
Strange forms of life are they indeed, but strangest of all 
is the giant duck-flower, resembling a giant pelican with 



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tails of 18 inches attached to each wing; its Howers were 
of a creamy yellow, si)otted with cholocate brown, the 
largest measuring 64 inches in length and 12 inches in 
width forming the body of the x>elican. 

9. Women^s Building'. 

Women have done so much for men that it is not sur- 
X)rising that the men who had charge of the Exposition 
permitted the women to do something for themselves at 
the Fair. The men, therefore, at the request of represent- 
ative women, set aside a site for the Women's Building; 
and the work that followed was wholly planned by women. 
The design of the building was made by Miss Sophia G. 
Hay den, and was selected from a dozen plans submitted 
in competition by women. Miss Hayden surprised the 
experts by not only making her plans on lines that won 
the highest compliments, but also by supplying the work- 
ing drawings and estimates, and by i^roving her capacity 
to superintend the construction of the building. It was a 
beautiful testimony to woman's ability to design and carry 
out the construction of work of the highest class. The 
building, 400 by 200 feet, contained specimens of various 
works ; some rare, some beautiful, some costly, and some 
combining these features, with usefulness added. But 
these were not the only trophies that emancij)ated women 
had to present. There was not an exhibition building in 
Jackson Park in which her works did not x)raise her. 
The Women's Building marked the opening of a new era. 
At no other exhibition has there been such a structure. 
The exhibits were selected from a multitude. Only the 
best and most interesting were taken. One feature of the 
building was the statuary with which it was ornamented 
which was designed by women. Groups representing 
^'Women's Virtues," '^ Woman as the Spirit of Civiliza- 
tion," and ''Woman's Place in History," mural paint- 



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ings, carvings on wood, metal and stone, tai)estry, etc., 
all the work of women, testified to tlie versatility and 
genius of tlie sex, which even now has hardly commenced 
to comprehend how wide in these latter days of the nine- 
teenth century the door has been opened to it. 

10. Interior of Women's Building'. 

The practical side was not excluded in the exhibits in 
the Women's Building. Those who sought for hints in 
regard to avenues of employment, had no reason to com- 
plain that they were neglected. The artistic work of the 
sex was also made conspicuous. Paintings of as great 
importance, historically and artistically, as most of those 
exhibited by men, were shown on the walls of this struc- 
ture, whose radiant beauty will not soon perish from the 
memory. 

11. Interior of Children's Building*, 

Next to the women's edifice was the Children's Build- 
ing. It was as crowded as any during the Fair. We 
enter, take note of the exhibition of articles for children, 
but after all our hearts are in the ^' creche " or nursery. 
Here mothers left their babies for the day, sure that the 
little ones would have tender care. The 'children were 
checked and duplicate checks given to the mothers. Kind 
nurses looked after them and lulled them ;to sleep, or 
helped them playgames. Babies made each other's^ ac- 
quaintance, and they must have wondered why they were 
lionized and made so much of, and why eager crowds 
watched them all day with greater interest than they dis- 
played in looking at the marvels of the Exhibition. 

12. Midway Plaisance.— Bird's-eye View. 

We raise our hats to the ladies ; we wave our hands to 
the babies ; we are off for the Midway Plaisance. Here- 
tofore we have seen what people have done, now we will 



T. H. McAllister, Manttfacttttitng Opttctan, Nrw York. 13 

for a while study people. Not such as we see in our daily 
walks, but people from the islands of the sea, from the 
farthest north, from the sands of Africa, and from Asia. 

All people are made of one blood, it is true, but they 
have different habits and customs, and are widely apart in 
physiognomy. In this picture we have a bird's eye view of 
the Midway Plaisance and the Wooded Island. The 
Wooded Island, very beautiful by day, was resplendent 
when illuminated at night with thousands of tiny multi- 
colored lamps. With its pictiiresque cottages and its 
shaded walks ; its groves of trees interspersed with grass 
and flowers, it w^as an inviting retreat from the heat of the 
day. 

More has been talked about the Midway Plaisance 
than about any other feature of the Fair, and people have 
not always agreed in their conclusions. Certainly no part 
of the Exposition was more popular, and its broad high- 
way was constantly crowded. The human interest in 
humanity is stronger than all else, and thus the stranger 
people who were the stars of the Plaisance drew the most 
spectators. Within the limits of a stroll, short or long, as 
the time at the visitor's disposal permitted, it was practi- 
cable to look upon representatives from all parts of the 
globe. Elsewhere the products of these people were vis- 
ible, but in the Midway Plaisance the people themselves 
were seen face to face and eye to eye. The Plaisance was 
seven-eighths of a mile long and 600 feet wide. 

13. MidTray Plaisance. — The Irish Village. 

As we turn from the Fair grounds proper into the Mid- 
way, almost the first object that reached the eye was the 
Irish Village. Blarney Castle grimly towered above us, 
and from its staff the green flag floated. Upon the para- 
pet of the Castle was a " Blarney Stone " imbedded in the 
wall. Will you pay a dime for the privilege of kissing it 



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and becoming eloquent and witty, and prevailing in love? 
Irish lasses are at work in the village making lace, and as 
we wander about, others doing bog-oak carving and dairy- 
work, are to be seen. There are bag-pipe players too, and 
a descendant of the harp that once rang through Tara's 
halls greets our ears with its tune. 

14. Doing' the Midi;ray Plaisance in Roll- 
ing* Chairs. 

We will economize our energies and strength as much as 
we can, because we will need them for the work ahead of us. 
Let us do the Midway in rolling chairs, which move easily on 
the smooth roadway. The young men who propel them 
are intelligent. As we ride along they answer our ques- 
tions readily and satisfactorily, and pleasantly impart to 
us much knowledge concerning the strange people and the 
strange sights of the Midway Plaisance. 

15. MidiTvay Plaisance. — Old Vienna. 

We have in this picture a foreign view with a flavor of 
antiquity. Here is Old Vienna ; a continuous square of 
antique city houses and shops, with the effect heightened 
by attendant men at arms, garbed in the uniforms of past 
centuries. Through the lath and plaster buildings strains 
of music come to our ears, and these strains, too, are old. 
In fact, everything about us is ancient, except the refresh- 
ments and the prices. 

16. Midway Plaisance.— Ferris Wheel. 
From the oldest to the newest. In this queer jumble of 

the Midway Plaisance we are rolled from Old Vienna to 
the Ferris Wheel, the latest triumph of modern engineer- 
ing. At the inception of the Fair, preparations to erect 
something in the way of a tower thnt should be higher 
than that Eiffel raised in Paris were commenced. The 
idea was given up after a lime, because it was an imitation, 



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and at the best, the result would be nothing more than a 
plaything. The construction of the Ferris Wheel was not 
undertaken until the Exposition buildings were nearly all 
roofed. It was as much greater in conception than the 
Eiffel Tower, as that was to a merry-go-round. The enor- 
mous wheel lifts ns more than 250 feet above the ground. 
As it carries us round we look first out upon the broad 
dancing waters of Lake Michigan ; next the whole Exposi- 
tion is below us ; then a bird's-eye panorama of the City 
of Chicago presents itself. What a spectacle ! The world 
has had no rival to it. Chicago and the ' ' White City, ' ' each 
of which seem to have been created by magic, are taken in 
at one scope of the vision. The Eiffel Tower is a trifle com- 
pared with this stupendous " Revolver," with its 36 cars, 
each accommodating 40 persons; thus carrying 1,440 pas- 
sengers in each circuit. The daring constructor of the 
Ferris Wheel made a new ]3ath in one department of 
mechanics, and its successfnl operation has proved the 
accuracy of his calculations. 

17. Mid'way Plaisance. — In the Streets of 
Cairo. Riding a Camel. 

We are in the w^idely -talked -of Cairo Street, looking at 
two young ladies who are having a camel ride. We are 
there as really and truly as if we had journeyed across the 
seas, and down to remote Egypt. The way is narrow and 
the houses look odd and old to our sight ; the shops are 
small, but are crowded with all the merchandise of Egypt. 
Egyptians and Soudanese go about as if they never were 
engaged in murderous battle against each other. Women 
move along, peeping ont through their veils at the human 
curiosities that think them singular. Camel drivers and 
donkey attendants with long caftans, fez and turban, black 
of eye, brown of skin and bare of feet, solicit your patronage. 
There are Nubian sooth- say ers, dancing girls, school chil- 



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dren, jugglers, and devotees about us, as we stand to listen 
to the Moslem's call to prayer from Minaret and Mosque. 

18. Midi;ray Plaisance. — In a Sedan Chair. 
There are various ways besides the rolling chair of get- 
ting over the ground of the Midway Plaisance. In Cairo 
Street we might have availed ourselves of the services of 
the lofty camel or the lowly donkey. This young lady 
has chosen to take a ride in a Sedan chair, not because 
she has a preference in that direction, but for the reason 
that she would like to be able to say that she has ridden 
in a conveyance that a century ago was so popular with 
the belles and dames of Europe. Here in the Midway 
Plaisance the Sedan carriers are supple East Indians. 

19. California State Building*. 

Now we return to the Exposition grounds. Some of the 
States were represented by buildings which had unique, 
historical and architectural features. California elected to 
reproduce one of the old missions which so surprised the 
Argonauts in 1848. The interior was filled with the min- 
ing, vegetable and industrial products of our ' ' Golden 
State." Glittering gold, depreciated but still valuable 
silver, luscious fruits, enormous vegetables, and great logs 
from mammoth trees of the State, showed how varied in 
her bounties nature had been to favored California. 

20. Esquimaux Villag-e — Esquimattx Canoe. 
The Esquimaux Village was peculiar in many respects. 

The men, women and children from the bleak North were 
conspicuous for their uncleanliness. Our Esquimaux friend, 
whom we now see taking a ride in his canoe, was never 
regarded as a danger to tlie navigation of the lagoons or 
ponds, but, if he had undertaken to give himself a thorough 
washing, it is possible that the lagoon on which he took 



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his daily spin would have become too shallow for his 
canoe. 

21. Esquimaux Villag-e.— Man, Wife and 

Child. 

Bj special request this Esquimaux family consented to 
be photographed for the purposes of this entertainment. 
By another especial and most persistent request they also 
consented to use soap and water on their faces before they 
presented themselves to the artist. You will notice that 
Mr. Esquimaux winks the other eye. That is a habit with 
him. He acquired it in his native land, and not in a Chi- 
cago drug store. We don't claim for him that he is a 
prize beauty. Mrs. Esquimaux was tlie handsomest 
woman in her village, and is one of the brightest. Baby 
Esquimaux had the distinguished and solitary honor of 
being the only one of its race born in Chicago. Bless its 
dear little heart ! The Esquimaux, coming as they did 
from a land where night lasts half a year, where desola- 
tion and silence constantly brood, where life is sustained 
by unabated toil and by precarious means, did not 
want to remain in Chicago. They were home-sick, and 
anxiously waited for and gladly hailed the arrival of the 
November day on which they started homeward. 

22. The Art Building'. 

Here is the great Art Palace ; a pure type of the most 
refined classic architecture crowned by a lofty dome 
rising 125 feet above the floor of the building. The immense 
structure was crowded with famous artistic objects carefully 
selected from the world's great art centres. Weeks might 
have been devoted by every visitor to the inspection of its 
treasures. There were figures, monuments and monu- 
mental decorations, bas-reliefs, bronze figures, and groups 
of statuary. There were, in addition, collections of gems 



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and intaglios. The walls were masses of color, compris- 
ing paintings in oil and in water colors, paintings on 
ivory, enamel, metal, and porcelain. Fresco work hj 
artists whose fame is world-wide, also commanded inspec- 
tion. The engraver and the expert in drawing had evi- 
dences of their skill there. The Art Palace was the only 
one of the Exposition buildings that was fire-proof. Al- 
though its exterior was made of the ' ' staff ' ' which con- 
stituted the coverings of the other buildings, it was sub- 
stantially constructed of brick and iron, and well fitted to 
remain as a permanent memorial of the great Exposition. 

23. Statue of Minerva. 

A statue of Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom, who was 
esteemed by the Romans of old to be the especial pa- 
troness of art, was appropriately placed before the entrance 
to the Art Palace, and commanded admiration for its 
correct proportions, its attitude of sublimity, and the 
refined dignity of the features. We may mention that it 
is a faithful copy of the celebrated antique statue of 
Minerva Medica in the Museum of the Vatican Palace, 
Rome. 

24. Illinois State Building. 

The location of the Exposition on the shore of Lake 
Michigan gave an opportunity of adding a characteristic 
charm to this grand World's Fair by the construction of 
canals and lagoons, around which the principal structures 
were grouped. Through these waterways conveyance could 
be had by boat from one building to another, while the scenic 
effects were vastly superior to those of any previous 
World's Fair, or even of far-famed Venice. Our present 
view gives us a glimpse of one of these sheets of water, 
with a Venetian gondola lazily resting on its surface, while 
towering to the sky is the dome of the Illinois State 
Building. 



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Of all the buildings erected by the various States this 
was the most pretentious, and justly so, the interest of 
Illinois in' the Fair being greater than that of all the other 
States; Illinois occupying, as it were, the position of a 
host welcoming guests from every quarter of the globe. 

The building was 450 feet long, 160 feet wide, and its 
dome rose to a height of 235 feet. Within its ample walls 
were exhibits of the varied productions of the State; a 
memorial hall, in which were gathered relics associated 
w ith the history of the State in war and peace ; five model 
school-rooms illustrating the educational methods em- 
ployed in the schools of the State ; in addition there were 
apartments comfortably furnished in which weary people 
could rest. 

25. Xew York State Building'. 

The 'New York State Building was a gem architectually, 
and its stately proportions made it conspicuous. There 
were scarcely any exhibits in this building, its ample 
space being mostly devoted to the comfort of New 
York visitors. Generous sitting rooms, a post-office, and 
a reading room occupied the main floor ; above were more 
sumptuous apartments for rest and refreshment, and 
a magnificent banquet hall. This building was the scene 
of many of the Fair's most brilliant events, for the State 
of New York entertained lavishly. 

26. Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania State 
Building*. 

The Pennsylvania State Building was a reproduction of 
Independence Hall in Philadelphia. We must not fail 
to step into the vestibule and take a look at the venerated 
bell that on July 4th, 1776, proclaimed liberty throughout 
all the land. It is silent now, but on that famous day it 
spoke with brazen tongue. There are people who can 



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never find a policeman when they want one ; but whoever 
went near the bell while it was at the Fair could not fail 
to find one, for the City of Philadelphia sent a squad to 
guard the precious relic, one or two of whom constantly 
stood guard over this most valuable reminder of our 
Revolutionary struggle. 

2*7. Fisheries Building*. 

An exhibit of surpassing interest was that furnished by 
the United States Fisheries Commission, which had a 
building nearly 400 feet long with octagonal annexes on 
each end. In large glass tanks were shown living speci- 
mens of nearly every fish that swims in the waters of the 
globe. There was a circular basin 38 feet in diameter in 
which cascades rippled over rocks down into masses of 
weeds and ornamental aquatic flowers, through which 
gorgeously brilliant fishes darted and disported. 

28. Fisheries Building'.— Entrance. 

The entrance to the Fisheries Building, which is now in 
view, indicates the delicate and beautiful character of the 
architectural structure. The sense of great size was lost in 
the graceful beauty of its lines. 

29. Fisheries Building.— Inteeior. 

Here we have a glimpse of the interior of the Fisheries 
Building with a mammoth skeleton of an extinct sea 
monster (possibly a progenitor of the sea serpent, without 
which no ocean Summer resort is now fashionable). You 
will also observe numerous fishing appliances ; for, in 
addition to its remarkably interesting exhibit of aquatic 
creatures, the Fisheries Commission displayed fishing- 
apparatus, etc., from many countries, illustrating every 
process by which the animal life of the waters may be 
made available to mankind. 



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30. Great Britain's Building. 

The English building, officially known as " Victoria 
House," was an attractive edifice, entirely " English, you 
know," conveying an idea of one of the ancient homes of 
Merry England. Architecturally, it was of the period of 
King Henry YIII. — a half timber structure with facings 
of red brick, surmounted by a lookout tower, over which 
the flag of Old England proudly floated. Having been 
primarily designed for the official headquarters of the 
British Commissioners, and as a rallying point for visitors 
from Great Britain and her colonies, the only exhibit of 
world-wide interest displayed in it was an instructive 
series of models illustrating the development and the 
operation of the postal service of Great Britain. 

31. United States Xaval Vessel Illinois. 

Nature has put barriers in the way of a first-class war- 
ship journeying to Chicago. The United States Govern- 
ment rather got ahead of nature by building a facsimile 
of a man-of-war in Lake Michigan, alongside of the Expo- 
sition grounds. This war-ship was api^ropriately called 
the "Hlinois." It rested on a brick foundation (some- 
thing that no other naval construction ever did), and above 
the water line was entirely realistic. It had a crew, quar- 
ters, guns, machinery, electric light equipment, fighting 
tops, search lights and rigging, just as if it were a real bat- 
tle-ship ; and naval discipline was strictly, rigidly observed, 
especially when visitors were on board. 

32. United States Government Building'. 

The United States Government Building, at which you 
are now looking, was 345 by 115 feet. It contained the 
largest, most costly, and most comprehensive single exhibit 
ever prepared for any exposition. The exhibit was, in fact, 
a National Fair in itself. The materials were drawn from 



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all departments of the government. For instance, the 
uniforms of the army for all the periods of the nation's 
life were shown. Object lessons in post-office work, of all 
sorts, and under all known conditions, were presented. 
The agricultural service of the government, the census 
office, the geological survey, and the patent office, made 
interesting displays. The patent office alone showed 3,000 
models of inventions, some of them being very notable. 

33. United States Government Building.— 

Section of the big tree. 
Even if we must hasten our steps, let us give a minute 
or two to a giimi3se of the section of the California big 
tree, under the dome of the Government building. We 
have heard so much of the Redwood giants of California 
that it was a satisfaction to look upon a specimen ; to stand 
at the opening through which a team and wagon might be 
driven ; to go inside the hollow trunk, to inspect the space 
therein, which would be ample for a family dwelling, and 
to ascend the stairs that lead to the upper room in the 
trunk. 

34. Electric Launch. 

Among the new inventions seen at the World's Fair 
were the electric launches which glided swiftly through 
the ponds and lagoons, affording their passengers views of 
all the buildings. They were operated by storage batter- 
ies, moving noiselessly along, and with comfort to pas- 
sengers even on the hottest Summer day, which could not 
be said of any yacht operated by a steam engine. We must 
make a trip in one of them, through the lagoon bordering 
the Liberal Arts building, one side of which discloses itself 
in the picture. Better than any verbal description is this 
view, showing so finely the harmonious proportions of this 
great palace of industry, wherein the useful and the beau- 
tiful were displayed with such lavish profusion. 



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35. An Entrance to the Liberal Arts Build- 
ing. 

A building covering over thirty a(5res in which to dis- 
play one class of exhibits was never heard of until this 
temx)le erected to the glory of the Arts that are most use- 
ful was planned. Its glorious central hall was 1,273 feet 
long by 387 feet wide and 210 feet high. Its greatest 
length was 1,687 feet and its greatest width was 787. To 
give an idea of its immense area that will be readily apjjre- 
ciated, we may state that 300,000 persons could have been 
accommodated beneath its roof. Architecturally it repre- 
sented the Corinthian style, and was severely classic. Ex- 
hibitors from every land where civilization has a foothold, 
and from places where the pioneers of civilization have 
scarcely trodden, had their products in this enormous 
building. Here progress, and invention, and art, proudly 
demonstrated their latest and greatest triumphs. Here the 
arts that are allied to the industries held sway. Here the 
science of comfortable and luxurious life had visible mani- 
festation. The eye was surprised, and all the higher 
senses delighted, by the vast ingathering of objects varied 
in character, but all tending to instruct, to elevate, to 
refine. 

36. Liberal Arts Building;. — Interior Yiew. 
We are now inside the Liberal Arts building. You who 

were not privileged to enter this palace of industry cannot 
comprehend the immensity of the display, of which no 
words, no picture, can give you an adequate idea. Acres 
on acres of exhibits of fabrics, furniture, jewels, silver- 
ware, stoves, wearing apparel — in fact everything which 
the brain has imagined and the hand produced for domes- 
tic use, were seen there, crowded in close and serried ranks ; 
for even the enormous area of the building left little unoc- 
cupied space. 



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37. Liberal Arts Building*. — Entrance to the 

French Section. 

The lover of the beautiful was gratified by the exhibits 
in the French section, which embraced innumerable objects 
of luxury, and also many of utility, all finished with that 
delicacy of workmanship in which the mechanics of France 
excel. Conspicuous among them were exquisite porcelains 
from the National Factories, and of rare Gobelin tapes- 
tries, each especially attractive to the ladies, who were 
amazed at the harmonious arrangement of the colors and 
the accuracy of the outlines of the figures. Those who 
saw those large tapestries hanging on the walls can realize 
the labor required for their production, when we state that 
six square inches of that needlework is the average daily 
yield of the most expert operators. The entrance to the 
section, as shown in our view, is through a finely propor- 
tioned Corinthian doorway, in front of which is a statue 
symbolizing La Belle France. 

38. Liberal Arts Building.— Entrance to the 
German Section. 

The entrance to the French Section was, as we have just 
seen, an elaborate and beautiful specimen of arcldtecture, 
to which the entrance to the German Section presents a 
strong contrast, giving us a rare example of the possibilities 
of iron in ornamental work. These gateways, possessing all 
the delicacy of lace work with the durability of the ada- 
mantine metal, were manufactured by Armbruster, of 
Frankfort-on-the-Main, and are superior to any ornamental 
wrought iron work equal in dimensions and in artistic finish 
previously seen in the United States. They will doubtless 
prove an incentive to our own artistic mechanics, not only 
to go and do likewise, but, if possible, to do better. 



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39. Liberal Arts Building.- Obelisk made of 
CoLUMiiiAN Silver Hale-Dollars. 

This obelisk, which was one of the sights in the Liberal 
Arts Building, was rather a fanciful thing. It was made 
of thousands of Columbian silver half-dollars. How 
many? The men who reared it and who created in the 
Administration Building a silver half-dollar model of the 
Treasury Dei)artment quarters in Washington, said they 
took no count. Somebody must have done so, however, 
but uj) to this time the figures have not been made public. 

40. Forestry Building*.— Interior. 

The Forestry Building was the most unique structure on 
the grounds. It was a wooden structure of rustic design. 
Surrounding the building was a x>ortico, each of the 
columns of which was formed of three tree-trunks con- 
tributed by States, Territories and foreign nations. The 
edifice contained exhibits which completely illustrated 
the forest resources of the world. Great logs, immense 
timbers and the biggest boards ever sawed were among the 
attractions. 

41. The Anthropological Building.— Interior. 
It has been truly said that 

" The study of mankind is man ;" 

and such is anthropology , — a subject that has of recent years 
been of increasing interest to scientific men. It ramifies 
in various directions, including the history of the different 
races of men, their iDhysical peculiarities, customs, 
religions, etc., and thus attracts the attention of the 
historian, the anatomist, the theologian, and, in fact, of 
all men of inquiring minds. 

In this Anthropological Building is gathered a vast 
collection of objects bearing upon the subject in its various 



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relations, in the inspection of which days could be profit- 
ably spent, and more knowledge acquired than by the 
reading of many volumes ; for these varied objects con- 
stitute, as it were, the mine from which the authors have 
drawn their facts, and on which they have constructed 
their theories. 

42. An Alaskan Villag'e. 

Our purchase of Alaska opened a new field for the study 
of anthropology. The scattered remnants of Indian tribes 
in our Western Territories have been so much modified by 
contact with the whites, that we get only a small amount 
of material for research from them ; while the Alaskan 
Indians had retained their habits and customs unchanged 
until our acquisition of the land in 1867. Since that date 
they have gradually abandoned many of their ancient 
practices, and are following the example of the white 
settlers in their mode of living, etc. The view we now 
present gives an idea of an Alaskan village of the former 
days, with its group of Totem poles. These Totem poles 
are carved tree-trunks cut into grotesque figures emblem- 
atic of the animals from which families take their clan 
names, corresponding, in fact, to the '' coats of arms " so 
highly prized by the European aristocracy. 

43. La Rabida Convent. 

This structure was a faithful reproduction of the ancient 
convent of '^ Santa Maria de la Rabida," still standing 
near the port of Palos, in Spain, at the gate of which 
Columbus stox)ped to solicit a little bread and water for his 
child. This proved to be the turning point in his career, 
for through the acquaintance then made with the Friar of 
the Convent he obtained his introduction to Queen Isa- 
bella. 

Many relics connected with the life of the great disco v- 



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erer were contained within its walls, which drew a con- 
stant throng of " cariosity seekers," as well as of students 
of history, hai)i)y to have this opportunity of being 
brought face to face with anything associated with the 
daring navigator of the 15th century. 

44. The Santa Maria. 

This picture shows a duplicate of the Santa Maria, the 
vessel in which Columbus sailed with such high hopes, on 
which he passed so many bitter days when his seamen 
w^ere mutinous, and when sight of land was so long de- 
ferred that it made his heart sick. This vessel and its two 
consorts were constructed by the Spanish government and 
presented to the Exposition. In these days few w^ould care 
or dare to risk a voyage across the trackless ocean in such 
frail craft. Yet Columbus sailed over unknown seas, with- 
out a chart to guide him, to make a discovery greater than 
all others that history records ; and his fleet was composed 
of three tiny vessels, of which the largest was the Santa 
Maria, only 75 feet in length. 

45. The Ag'ricultural Building*. 

The temple in which the triumphs of agriculture were 
exploited was a magnificent structure. Its fine fagade was 
bounded by the grand Basin, the Liberal Arts Building 
occupying the other side of the Basin, with the Adminis- 
tration Building and the electrical fountains at the head of 
this beautiful w^ater-way. 

The building, with its annex, covered an area of 550,000 
square feet, and cost over $600,000.00. Architecturally, 
it followed Grecian precedents, and would have been an 
honor to Athens in the palmy days of G-reece. The artistic 
effect of the structure was heightened by groups of statu- 
ary emblematical of the i3ursuits of agriculture. 



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46. Agricultural Building. — Interior General 
View. 
We are now viewing the interior of the Agricnltural 
Building. It was the loveliest of a labyrinth of earth's 
products from all sorts of soils, and grown in all climates, 
As one looked through this vast edifice he could not fail to 
realize that the divine promise had been fulfilled : ' ' While 
the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and 
heat, and Summer and Winter, and day and night shall 
not cease." 

4 7. Agricultural Building.— Fire-place made 
OF Grain. 

" For thiugs of use, and things of sport, 
The gay and curious here resort," 

is an old couplet very ai)plicable to the Columbian Expo- 
sition as regards the visitors and the exhibits. Here is a 
fire-place made of grain — a decided "sport " in that neces- 
sary part of every house, and interesting as illustrating 
how the simplest forms can be combined into figures of 
grace and beauty, made additionally attractive by the judi- 
cious selection and arrangement of colors, which nature 
has so lavishly bestowed on the trees of the forest and the 
humblest plants of the field. 

48. Machinery Building*. 

The greatest of the triumphs of progress has been the 
lessening of the hardships of labor by machinery. The 
machinery at the World's Fair was unsurpassing. It was 
simply stupendous. Every machine that you ever heard 
of, and a great many that you never heard of, w^ere in- 
cluded in the disjDlay, which was royally housed in a build- 
ing covering 20 acres of land. The exterior design of this 
palace of mechanic arts has been pronounced the grandest 
in the whole display of architectural wonders at Jackson 



T. H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, New York. 29 

Park. Its length, including the main building and an- 
nexes, was 1,400 feet. The exterior was made as magnifi- 
cent as possible. The fronts were lavishly ornamented 
with sculpture, in which the purposes of the building were 
set forth. 

49. Machinery Hall.— Statue of Columbus. 

As to what manner of a man Columbus was in appear- 
ance is uncertain, as there is no portrait of him in exist- 
ence the authenticity of which is unquestioned, and the de- 
scriptions of his person given by old authors vary. All 
portraits and statues of him must, therefore, be ''ideal," 
simply aiming to show a harmony between the physical 
man and his deeds by an artistic creation indicating that 
the original was a man possessing a high order of intellect, 
a noble daring, and a finely developed body of command- 
ing dignity. In all those points the sculx)tor of the statue 
now before you has succeeded ; giving us a representation 
which fully carries out the popular impression of the man 
in whose honor this Exposition was held. 

50. Machinery Building*.— The great Engine. 

The nineteenth century will be renowned in history as 
' ' The Age of Steam, ' ' to the development of the applica- 
tions of which so vast a projDortion of the progress of the 
last one hundred years is due. This development has been 
especially rapid within the past twenty-five years, as is 
proved in a marked manner by the increase in the speed 
during that time, of transportation by land and sea, and 
by the multiplied power acquired in stationary engines. 
The great Corliss engine which supi)lied the power at the 
Centennial Exposition in 1876, considered then to be the 
' ' lie plus ultra^ ' ' has been exceeded by the great engine of 
the Columbian Exposition, the immense fly-wheel of which, 
30 feet in diameter, and weighing 650,000 pounds, oc- 
cupies our entire view. Transmitting immense power, it 



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moved noiselessly in its revolutions, and constantly at- 
tracted a wondering crowd. 

51. The Electrical Building-. 

Kapid as has been the development of steam, that of 
electricity has been far more rapid, and warrants us in 
prophesying that the 20th century will be known as ' ' The 
Age of Electricity." At the Centennial Exposition, the 
display of electrical appliances were few and unimpor- 
tant, whereas the entire Columbian Exposition was an 
electrical exhibit ; for how much of its attraction did it 
not owe to the 125,000 incandescent and the 7,000 arc 
lights, which turned night into day, shedding a brilliancy 
like Fairy Land over the palaces and the lagoons of the 
White City. 

This beautiful structure, fronting the central lagoon, was 
a fitting temple in which to illustrate the workings of that 
great power of nature — electricity — which man in these 
latter days has harnessed and made to serve his will. 

52. Electrical Building;'. — General View of 
THE Interior. 

What art can depict these marvels? What tongue de- 
scribe them? Art and voice are alike imx)otent to the 
work. Never were the splendors of electricity so exhib- 
ited before as under the picturesque roof of this building. 
The subtle might and delicate potentiality of electricity 
were here displayed in all their known forms. The tele- 
graph and the telephone, the phonograph and the micro- 
phone, the dish-washers and the boot-blacking appliances, 
cooking and heating apparatus, and everything to which 
electricity has been applied were exhibited. Beyond them 
all in visible impressiveness were the wonders of electric 
light of every color and design And yet all we know of 
electricity is but a drop in the ocean to what we don't 
know. 



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53. The Mines and Mining' Building*. 

A step from the Electrical Building brings us to its next 
neighbor, the Mines and Mining Building, architecturally 
not so elaborate as many of the other edifices around, but 
most admirably adapted for the practical character of the 
articles disj^layed within it. It covered an area of nearly 
250,000 square feet, and its construction required over one 
and a half million pounds of iron and steel. The cost of 
its erection was $265,000. 

54. Mining* Building.— Interior. The Montana 
Silver Statue of Ada Rehan. 

Within the building were exhibited the processes of 
mining operations ; the products of mines of metals and 
minerals "in the rough," and then again in the myriads 
of applications by which they are adapted to the use of 
man. This will give an idea of the vast scope of the ex- 
hibits, which were gathered from the four quarters of the 
globe. The minerals included everything from the clay 
we tread on, to the costly diamond. The metals, every- 
thing from dull lead to shining silver and gold in profusion, 
the sight of which must have sorely tried the hearts of any 
misers among the visitors. 

Our view represents the Montana section, which con- 
tains the silver statue of Ada Rehan depicted as Justice. 
The golden base on which the statue stood is also shown. 
Perhaps no one object in the Exposition was asked for by 
so many visitors as this silver statue. 

55. The Obelisk and Canal. 

In an open space near the Grand Canal and contiguous 
to some of the noblest architectural glories of the Fair, 
an obelisk was raised. Its inscriptions pointing out the 
progress of the race, indicated that it was a column of 
victory, of the triumph of mind. It told that 400 years 



32 T. H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, New York. 

ago Columbus discovered the continent of America ; tliat 
in the intervening years the industrial brotherhood of man 
had been developing; and that man was fulfilling his 
mission of subduing the earth. 

56. Court of Honor and Peristyle. 

We have roamed through the most notable buildings at 
this greatest of Fairs, stopping casually and momentarily 
at some of the more conspicuous objects, and now we are 
back in the Court of Honor, that wondrously lovely con- 
ception. We view it from a different standpoint than we 
did at the beginning. The McMonnies Fountain and the 
great flag- staff are in the foreground. The basin stretches 
beyond, with the statue of the Republic at its further end 
and in the background is the Peristyle with its many sym- 
metrical columns. Men w^ho have seen all the renowned 
show places in the world have pronounced the Court of 
Honor to be the most beautiful of all. 

57. The McMonnies Fountain. 

We cannot leave this entrancing place without a nearer 
glimpse of the McMonnies Fountain. How startlingly 
vivid is the allegorical story it tells ! The oarsmen are 
types of the toilers who made the world what it is ! Old 
Father Time is at the helm ! Progress is at the bow ; eager 
to go forward that she may find some new discoverer of 
some continent of ideas helpful to the race, bestow upon 
him the wreath of laurels that she holds in her out- 
stretched hand. 

58. Statue of the Republic. 

We are still in the Court of Honor, but our range of 
vision has been contracted that we may gain a nearer view 
of the Statue of the Republic. Towering upon a pedestal 
planted in a basin, this great golden figure rose above the 



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stately buildings on either side. They were great, but they 
will disappear. The Republic is greater and it will live. 
This figure was impressive and majestic. There was no 
trace of weak, of clinging womanhood in its stately pro- 
portions. Standing alone, confronting and challenging the 
world to dispute its rights, it was a dignified symbol of 
the greatest of Republics. 

59. Bir d's-£ye View of Peristyle and Pier; 

SiiowiNCi Columbus Quadriga, and Moving Side- 

AVALK. 

A nearer view of the Peristyle and the Columbus Qua- 
driga surmounting its central arch. Beyond is the pier 
extending into Lake Michigan, the landing place of the 
steamers that plied between the Fair grounds and Chicago. 
On this pier was the famous railroad sidewalk which ran 
around the pier from one end to the other and ux^on which 
one could walk or ride or do both as inclination suggested. 

60. The Viking* Ship. 

You now see the Viking Ship, which is an attempt to re- 
]3roduce the vessel in which Norsemen are said to have an- 
ticipated Columbus by centuries in the discovery of our 
continent. Possibly they did. They were daring fellows, 
the Norsemen. Danger could not check nor halt them. 
They were reckless too. They feared naught and spared 
not. 

6 1 . The "Whaleback Steamer on Lake Michi- 
g'an. Good-bye to the Fair. 

The sun is going down. We are on board the Whale- 
back steamer Christopher Columbus, the first passenger 
vessel of that description constructed. The artist has 
kindly omitted the column of black smoke and fragments 
of soft coal usually emitted from the funnels, in order that 



34 T. H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, New York. 

you may get a better view of the lines of the vessel. It 
was an experiment. Its builders have been justified. It 
will not be long before many vessels of this class, which 
combines light draught with capacity and seaworthiness, 
will be seen on many waters. 

Our vessel is headed for Chicago. The buildings of the 
White City have vanished from our sight. Towers and 
domes and minarets and statues and flags have faded from 
the eye, but the vision of surpassing beauty, and the mem- 
ory of the wonders we saw are imperishable. 

The Fair is closed. 



COMPLETE LIST OF 

NEW LANTERN SLIDES 



OF THE 



Chicago Columbian Exposition. 

Our Special Issue; from Direct Negatives taken by our own Artists, 



Uncolored, on glass, 3}^ x 4 inches, 50 cents each ; $45.00 per hundred. 

Brilliantly colored, in style of our well-known "Colored Sceneries," 

$1.25 each ; $15.00 per dozen. 



Bird's-eye Views. 

Fi'om Dome of Government 

looking N. W. 
From Dome of Government 

looking N. E. 
From New York State Building 

looking AVest. 
From Liberal Arts Building 

looking Southwest. 
From Liberal Arts Building 

looking West. 
From Liberal Arts Building 

looking Northwest. 
From Cliif Dwellers. 
Of Electrical, Administration 

and Machinery, from 

Liberal Arts Building. 
Of Administration and Ma- 
chinery from Liberal Arts 

Building. 
Of Lake Front. 
Of Peristyle and Pier. 
Of Pei'istyle and Liberal Arts 

Building. 

General Views. 

North, on Canal. 

From Colonnade looking 
Northwest. 

North from Corridor of 
Intramm-al Station. 

North from Lotus Pond. 

Of Fisheries, Government 
and Liberal Arts Buildings. 

Of Agricultural, Machineiy 
and Administration Build- 
ings. 

Of Machinery and Elec- 
trical Buildings and Canal, 
from Obelisk. 

South on Lagoon from West 
End of Liberal Ai'ts Build- 
ing. 

Of Fisheries, Caf6 de Marine 
and Brazil Building, from 
Roof of Women's. 

North from Transportation 
Building. 

East from Golden Door of 
Transportation, 

West from Agricultiu*al. 

North from Liberal Arts. 

North from Mining Building. 

North from Terminal Station. 

East from Terminal Station. 

Northwest from Lion Fountain. 

South from Electricity Bldg. 

On the Lake Front. 



Peristyle from Casino. 
Peristyle, Near View from Pier 
Statuaiy at Peristyle. 
Peristyle, Lake Entrance. 
Columbus Quadriga on Peri- 
style. 



Looking thi'ough the Peristyle. 

Basin and Peristyle. 

Basin and Peristyle from Bal- 
cony of Electrical Building, 

MacMonnie's Fountain. 

MacMonnie's Fountain, Water 
Playing. 

MacMonnie's , Fountain, the 
Sea Horses. 

MacMonnie's Fountain, Stern 
of Boat, Statue of Time. 

Mac^Ionnie's Fountain, show- 
ing Mm-al Jets. 

Bridge over North Canal. 

Statue of Liberty, Near View, 

Statue of Liberty, Near View, 
back. 

Statue of Liberty, Front View 
and Peristyle. 

Coiirt of Honor, looking East, 

Entrance at 60th Street. 

Entering Grounds from Ele- 
vated Railroad. 

Bureau of Public Comfort. 

The Obehsk. 

The Obelisk and Lion Fountain 

West Lagoon from Mining 
Building. 

La Rabida Convent, 

Cliff Dwellers. 

Alaskan Exhibit. 

Michigan Logging Gamp, Ex- 
terior. 

Michigan Logging Camp, A 
Logging Train, 

Load of White Pine, Largest 
Load ever di'awn by One 
Team, 

Michigan Logging Camp, In- 
terior, 

Ruins of Yucatan. 

Huts of Penobscot Indians. 

Anthropological Building, 
Exterior. 

Anthropological Building, In- 
terior. 

Anthropological Building, Nat- 
ural History Exhibit. 

Anthropological Building, 
South Gallery, showing Mas- 
todon. 

Anthropological Building 
Electrocution Chan*. 

Anthropological Building, 
Statuary. 

Settler's Cabin on Wooded Is- 
land. 

Japanese Ho-o-den on Wooded 
Island. 

Esquimaux Village, 

Esquimaux Man in Canoe. 

Esquimaux Man, Wife and 
Child. 

Statue of Panther, by Proctor. 

Statue of the Panther, by 
Kemys. 



Statue of BiUl, West Side of 

Canal, by French and Potter. 
Statue of Bull, East Side of 

Canal, by French and Potter. 
Statue of Horse, North Side of 

Basin, by French and Potter. 
Statue of Horse, South Side of 

Basin, by French and Potter. 
Statue of Buffalo. Bridge over 

South Canal, by Kemys. 
Statue of Moose, Bridge over 

South Canal, by Proctor. 
Statue of the Elk, by Proctor. 
Choral Hall. 

U. S. Indian School, Exterior. 
U. S, Indian School, Interior, 

Carpenters. 
tj, S. Indian School, Interior, 

Shoemakers. 
Stock Pavilion, Exterior. 
Shoe and Leather BuUding, 

Exterior. 
Shoe and Leather Btiilding, In- 
terior. 
Krupp's Building, Exterior. 
Krupp's Building, Interior. 
Dairy Building. 
Dairy Cows. 

N. Y. Central R. R. Exhibit. 
Pennsylvania R. R, Exhibit, 

Exterior. 
Pennsylvania R. R. Exhibit, 

John Bull Engine. 
White Star Line Building. 
Model U. S. Naval Vessel. 
U. S. Army Hospital, 
Old Whaler " Progress." 
Weather Bureau, Life Saving 

Station and Observatory. 
Life Saving Station, A Rescue. 
Purchasing Tickets for Fair 

R.R. Train, All Aboard for Fair 

Terminal Station. 

Terminal Station, Com't. 

Chair Boys Waiting for Fares. 

Visitors in Chairs. 

A Gondola. 

Gondola on North Canal. 

Waitresses in New England 
Restam-ant. 

RoUing Chair and Occupant. 

Wind MUls. 

Columbian Guard. 

Colmnbian Guards Off Duty. 

Lake Steamer at Pier. 

Whaleback, World's Fair 
St'r Cliristopher Columbus. 

Whaleback, Landing Passen- 
gers, 

Whaleback, Embarking Pas- 
sengers. 

Venetian Sail- Boat in Lagoon. 

Electric Launch. 

Electric Launch Passing Lib- 
eral Arts, 



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General Views.~Con 

An Idea of the Crowd. 

Vikins: Ship. 

The Three Spanish Caravels 

Spanish Caravel Santa Maria, 
Decoration on Stern. 

Spanish Caravel Santa Maria. 

Spanish Caravel Piuta. 

Spanish Caravel Nina 

Intramural Railway Station, 
Colonnade. 

Intramural R'y, South Loop. 

Movable Sidewalk, from Ca- 
sino. 

New England Clam Bake. 

Caf6 de Marine. 

White Horse Inn. 

Japanese Tea House. 

Drinking Waukesha Water. 

Visitors Eating Their Lunches, 
Scene North of Government 
Building. 

Administration Building. 

From East End of Basin. 

And Bridge. 

And Machinery Hall. 

And East End of Electrical 

Building. 
From Machinery Hall 
From Terminal Station. 
And MacMonnie's Fountain. 
From Bridge to Wooded Island, 
btatue of Columbus. 
Interior. 
Model of U. S. Treasury made 

of Half Dollars. 



Agricultural Building. 
From Basin. 
Fi-om Balcony of Electrical 

Building. 
From Northwest End of Basin 
And Peristyle. 
And Electrical Fountain. 
Martini's Agricultm-al Group 
Statuary on East Front. 
Interior, General View. 
Interior, looking East. 
Ohio Exhibit. 
Fireplace and Chair made of 

corn and grain, Penn. 
Cudahy Packing Co. Exhibit 
Pyramid of Pickles. 
Moerlein Brewing Co's Ex 

hibit. 
Statue and Pavilion of Choco- 
late. 
Farm Implements— Plows, etc. 
Farm Implements— Harrows. 

etc. 
Canada Exhibit. 
Canada Exhibit, 11-Ton Cheese 



Fisheries Building, 

Building and Annex. 

From Southeast. 

From Wooded Island. 

Entrance. 

Detail of Decoration. 

Central Part from Lagoon 

Colonnade to East Wing, Ex- 
terior. 

Colonnade to East Wing, In- 
terior. ^' 

Interior, General View. 

Boat Load of Sturgeon. 

Group of Sea Lions. 

Wisconsin and Pennsylvania 
Exhibits. 

Forestry Building. 
From Lake Front. 
Interior. 

Australian Exhibit. 
Gladstone's Axe. 
Largest Black Walnut Log in 
the World. ^ 

U. S. Government Building. 

From Fisheries. 

From Naval Pier. 

Dome, Interior. 

Smithsonian Department Ex- 
hibit. 

Smithsonian, Indian Familv 

U. S. Fish Commission. 

Department of Interior. 

Old Rocky Mountain Mail 
Coach. 

Big Tree under Dome. 



Horticultural Building. 
From Lagoon. 
Central Part, 
From Southeast. 
From Wooded Island. 
Cactus on East Plaza. 
Statue of Deer on Bridge at 

North End. 
Main Entrance. 
Interior. 

Virgin Fountain. 
Orchid Exhibit. 
Minnesota Exhibit. 
Oregon Exhibit. 
Crystal Cave. 
Group of Ferns. 
Fern 10 ft. in height. 
Under the Dome. 
Liberty Bell, in Oranges. 
California, Fruit Exhibit. 
California, Pyramid of Oranges 
Nova Scotia Exhibit. 



Great Britain, Musical Instru- 
ments, 
Great Britain, Perfumery. 
Great Britain, Optical Goods, 
Spain, The Arcade. 
Switzerland, General View, 
Switzerland, Examining the 

Watches, 
Denmark's Exhibit, 
France, Entrance, 
France, Perspective of Front 
France, French China, 
France, Furniture. 
Russia, Perspective of Front 
Belgium, Perspective of Front. 
Belgium, China Ware. 
Italy, Front View. 
Telescopes on Columbia Ave 
America, Pyramid of Toys. 
America, Wool Exhibit. 
America, The Big Stove "Gar- 
land." 
America, Brass Bedsteads. 
America, Loan Photographs 
America, Tract Society, 
America, Bible Society, 
America, Bronzes. 
America, Clock Tower. 
America, Catholic Exhibit 
America, Tiffany's Exhibit, 

Exterior. 
America, Tiffany's Exhibit, 

$1,000,000 case of Jewels. 
America, Brooklyn Bridge 

made of Soap. 
America, Captain Anderson's 

Boat, Sapolio. 
America, Obelisk made of 

Columbian Half Dollars. 
America, Flag made of Tin 

Pails. 
America, House made of Plav- 

mg Cards. 
America, T, H, McAllister's 

Exhibit of Stereopticons, 
Ceylon Exhibit. 
China Exhibit, 
Japan Exhibit. 
Siam Exhibit. 
Mexico and Persia. 



Art Building. 
Front View, 
From Southwest. 
And Lagoon, 
Bird's-eye View, 
From Costa Rica Building, 
Statue of Lions at Entrance, 
South Entrance. 
North Front and Eastern An- 
nex. 
Statue of Minerva. 
Caryatides at East End. 
Statue of Cassar. 

Electrical Building. 

From Northeast. 
From Southeast. 
Bird's-eye View. 
From Grand Basin. 
And MacMonnie's Fountain, 
Franklin's Statue. 
Interior, looking South. 
Interior, looking North. 
Interior, Bell Telephone Ex- 
hibit in foreground. 
Edison Exhibit. 



Liberal Arts Building. 

Western Entrance. 

From Administration. 

South End. 

East Front, 

West Front, 

South Door. 

From MacMonnie's Fountain. 

From Wooded Island, 

From Casino, 

From Naval Pier. 

And Statue of Republic, 

Pediments in Southwest Corner 

Interior. 

Interior from Northwest. 

Interior from Southwest. 

Interior from South. 

Interior from North. 

Interior from top of Elevator. 

Austria, Perspective of Front, 

Austria, Vienna Ware. 

Austria, Vases, 

Germany, Toy Exhibit of 

Sonneberg's, 
Germany, The Gates, 
Germany, South End. 
Germany, Interior, 
Germany, Statuary. 
Great Britain, General View. 
Great Britain,Model of Windsor 



Machinery Hall. 

From the East, 
The Towers, 
North Entrance. 
Statue of Columbus. 
North Colonnade, 
Interior, North Aisle. 
Interior, South Aisle, 
Interior, looking West. 
The Boilers. 
Large Dynamo. • 
Pumping Engines at Work. 
Reynolds-Corliss Engine. 
German Exhibit. 

Mines and Mining Building. 

From Northwest. 

Bird's-eye View. 

From Administration Building 

From Machinery Building. 

Interior, looking South. 

Interior, looking North. 

Mining Machinery. 

U. S. Exhibit, 

Great Britain Exhibit, 

Germany's Exhibit. 

New South Wales Exhibit. 

Ontario Exhibit, 

Japan Exhibit, 

Mineral Section. 

New York Exhibit. 

Colorado Exhibit. 

Colorado, The Silver Queen, 

Iowa Exhibit. 

Ohio Exhibit. 

Pyramid of Gold. 

Pyramid of Coal. 

Silver Statue of Ada Rehan. 

Washington State Exhibit. 



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Transportation Building. 

General View. 

East Front, Perspective. 

South Front. 

Golden Door, Perspective. 

Golden Door, Ftont. 

Golden Door, near View of 
Right Side. 

Golden Door, Panel on Right 
Side. 

Statuary on East Facade. 

Statuary at South Entrance. 

Interior. 

The Big Steam Hammer. 

Carriages. 

Cook's Tourists' Exhibit. 

Great Britain's Exhibit. 

Bicycle Exhibit. 

Model of H. M. S. Victoria. 

Grace Darling's Boat. 

Spanish Ox Cart. 

Statue of the Indian. 

Statue of the Cow Boy. 

Empire State Express, Engine 
999, Fastest in the World. 

Oldest Train in the World, En- 
gine De Witt Clinton. 

Newton's First Application of 
Steam. 

Women's Building. 

General View. 

From White Star Building. 

From Northeast. 

French Section. 

Frescoes in Lobby. 

Interior, looking North. 

Interior, looking West from 
Gallery. 

Center of Rotunda. 

Wax Figures, Spanish. 

East side of Main Court. 

Presidential Chair of Mexico. 

Paintings in East Gallery by 
Queen Victoria and the Prin- 
cesses. 

Making Butter BdUs. 



Children's Building, Exterior. 
Children's Building, In the 

Creche for Babies. 
Children's Building, In the 

Creche for Older Children. 
Children's Building, The 

Broom Drill. 
Children's Building, The Rope 

Drill. 

State Buildings. 

Avenue of State Buildings. 

Bird's-eye View of State Build- 
ings. 

Michigan, Washington and 
Colorado. 

Arizona, New Mexico and 
Oklahoma. 

Statuary on New York and 
Pennsylvania Buildings. 

Arkansas. 

California. 

California, Fagade. 

California Interior. 

California, Statue of California 



California, Statue of J. 
Marshall, Discoverer of Go^l. 

California, Globe made of 
anges. ' 

Statue, Horse and Rider ihade 
of Prunes. 

California, Kern Co. Exhibit, 
Rialto Bridge. 

California, Fruit Exhibit. 

Colorado. 

Connecticut. 

Connecticut, Interior, Hallway 

South Dakota. 

North Dakota. 

North Dakota, Red River Cart. 

Delaware. 

Florida. 

Idaho. 

Illinois, Bird's-eye View. 

IlUnois from South. 

Illinois from Liberal Arts, 

Illinois fi'om Women's. 

Illinois, Statue "Hide and 
Seek." 

Illinois, Picture and Frame 
made of Com and Grain. 

Indiana. 

Iowa. 

Iowa, Interior. 

Kansas. 

Kansas, Natural History Ex- 
hibit. 

Kentucky. 

Louisiana. 

Maine. 

Maryland. 

Massachusetts . 

Michigan. 

Minnesota. 

Minnesota, Statue of Hiawa- 
tha. 

Missouri. 

Montana. 

Nebraska. 

New Hampshire. 

New Jersej''. 

New York. 

New York, The Entrance. 

New York, Statue of Lion on 
Steps. 

New York, Banquet Hall. 

-Ohio. 

Ohio, Bronze Statue in front of 
Building. 

Penns.v Ivania. 

Peimsylvania, Entrance. 

Pennsylvania, Liberty Bell. 

Rhode Island. 

Texas. 

Utah. 

Utah, Statue Brigham Yoimg. 

Vii-ginia. 

Vermont. 

Washington State, Exterior. 

Washington State, Interior. 

West Virginia. 

Wisconsin. 

Wisconsin, Genius of Wisconsin 

Foreign Buildings. 

Canada. 
Great Britain. 

Great Britain, Group from Al- 
bert Memorial. 




; Germany. 
j France. 
I Spain. 
j Norway. 

Sweden. 
1 Hayti. 
• India. 
' Brazil. 

Costa Rica. 

Venezuela. 
[ Guatemala. 
I U. S. of Colombia. 
1 Ceylon. 

1 New South Wales. 
I Turkey. 
' British Guiana. 



Midway Plaisance. 

Bird's-eye View. 

From Roof of Kilauea. 

On the Midway. 

Sedan Chairs. 

Doing the Midway in Sedan 
Chairs. 

Doing the Midway iA Rolling 
Chairs. 

An Aristocratic Chinese Family 
doing the Midway. 

World's Congress of Beauty. 

Chinese Theatre. 

Persian Theatre. 

Javanese Village. 

Algerian Village. 

Turkish Village 

Dahomey Village, Midway. 

Dahomey Village, A Daho- 
meyan Overture. 

Group of Bedouins Dancing. 

German Village. 
! Irish Village. 

! Irish Village, At the Entrance. 
j Lapland Village, Exterior. 
I Ostriches. 
I In Old Vienna. 
• Ice Railway. 

Hagenback Animal Show. 
I Ferris Wheel from Midway. 

Ferris Wheel and Moorish Pal- 
ace. 

Ferris Wheel, General View. 

Ferris Wheel, Near View of 
Cars. 

Ferris Wheel, Broadside. 

Ferris Wheel from Plaisance 
Hotel. 

New England Farm House. 

Pompeiian House, Exterior. 

Cairo Street, General View. 

Cairo Street, Temple of Luxor. 

Cairo Street, Wedding Pro- 
cession. 

Cairo Street, Riding the Camels 

Cairo Street, Riding the Don- 
keys. 

Cairo Street, The Juggler. 

Cairo Street, Egyptian Flowery 
Girl. 

Bohemian Girls from tl 
Midway. 



Map of Fair Grounds and Mi 
way Plaisance. 



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